Luck, Love & Lemon Pie by Amy E. Reichert

Author:Amy E. Reichert
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

MJ leaned against a faux-stone wall near a replica of the Blarney Stone in the Castle Shops, waiting for Lisa to meet her for some promised shopping. She tried not to gag as tourists took pictures of themselves kissing the rock. It might make sense if they were kissing the real one, but this was a Vegas knockoff; the only luck they could hope for was to not get mono.

She checked the time: only one o’clock. The kids were probably home from their half day of school. Which one would answer if she called? Probably Kate, and she’d have a list of complaints about Tommy and food. She picked up her phone and dialed, a smile on her lips, excited to tell them about her poker lesson.

“Hey, I didn’t expect you to call so soon.”

MJ stood up straighter. His voice soothed her jangled nerves from the last few hours, even if it wasn’t his normal playful tone, the tone she fell in love with. Her tough-girl poker act melted away.

“Chris! I didn’t expect you to answer the phone.” It was so good to hear his voice, and she was suddenly eager to share the lesson with him. She knew he could appreciate how awesome meeting Doyle Kane was. With how distant he’d been over the last few weeks, she was surprised he even answered her call.

“I came home early so I could be here when the kids got home.”

“Are they around?”

“Tommy’s outside throwing balls around and Kate went to Bree’s.” His answers were brusque, but at least he was talking to her.

“Do you know if any college acceptance letters have arrived for Kate? I can’t believe we haven’t gotten any yet.”

“You want me to call over there?”

“No, I’ll send her a text.”

MJ couldn’t believe they hadn’t heard anything from all of those college applications Kate had submitted. She was smart, motivated, and an ideal student. Colleges should be fighting over her.

MJ picked at a loose thread on her sleeve, searching for questions to keep the conversation going. It hadn’t always been like this. From their first meeting over pie so many years ago, conversation had always come easily. How could she find a way back to their effortless connection?

“So—” MJ began to tell him about the lesson when he interrupted.

“How was the trip?” Chris asked.

“Good. No glitches. The lesson was awesome and the room is really nice. I can send some pictures.”

“No, that’s okay.”

MJ wanted to reach through the phone and touch Chris’s face, look into his eyes and see whether the disinterest lived there, too.

“Mive you,” she said.

“Uh-huh. I’ll let you go, and I’ll tell the kids you called.”

She heard a click and her phone ended the call. She stared at the blank screen. She should call him back, make it clear that she missed him. That she loved him. Maybe he hadn’t understood what she was trying to say. It was one of her lamer attempts, she’d admit. Another opportunity to fix things had slipped through her fingers.

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